The first Bendigo Easter Fair was held on April 10th and 11th 1871 and remains one of Australia’s longest running annual community events. Taking place over the Easter long weekend, the Bendigo Easter Fair features events throughout the City of Greater Bendigo and celebrations culminate in a parade through the streets on Easter Sunday. In 1892, large processional dragons became an integral part of the annual parade. The three principal golden dragons are Loong (1892–1970), Sun Loong (1970–2019) and Dai Gum Loong (2019–present), housed at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo. The Bendigo Easter Fair Society is custodian of the Bendigo Easter Fair and continues to support the City of Greater Bendigo’s largest festival. Each year the City produces a poster to advertise the upcoming fair and this one from 2006 had the theme Boomba which may have been a play on the word Moomba, a Melbourne festival which takes place annually in March. Advertising poster for the Bendigo Easter Festival 2006. Boomba is written in linked letters in the centre of the poster. Information about festival highlights bottom of poster.Sandhurst Trustees / Bendigo Easter Festival / 14 - 17 April 2006 / Boomba sandhurst trustees, city of greater bendigo easter fair, city of greater bendigo tourism, moomba, city of greater bendigo events

White envelope with Bendigo Cricket Club, P.O. Box 34. Bendigo printed in the bottom left corner. On the back flap are the entwined BCC with two cricket bats and two balls.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, bendigo cricket club

These two photographs were most likely taken in the 1970s at the Army Survey Regiment’s Drill Hall Golden Square, Bendigo. The photos are annotated with the name of the technicians written on the back. In these photos the technicians are performing screen printing tasks.This is a set of photographs of lithographic technicians using screen printing equipment at the Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo from c1960s to c1980s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, L to R: Bruce Appleford, SGT Evan Giri, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, black & white, c1970s, Ian ‘Lofty’ Turner, Lithographic Squadron.1 to .2 – personnel names (less rank) annotated on back. royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho, printing

Used to carry cricket equipment in the early 20th century Manufactured and sold by Holden and frostElongated brown leather bag to carry cricket equipment. Leather carry Handle Leather straps with buckles to hold closedleather bag, cricket bag

John Brown Industries became a listed company in 1951 and acquired Star Hosiery Mills factory and its Bendigo offshoot. In 1955 they purchased a 4 acre site at Ironbark to build a new mill. This was completed in a record 19and a half weeks and the mill was handed over in Sept. 1956.Photographs of the Erection of John Brown Knitting Mills: A brown envelope which had hand printed writing in black ink. On the right hand top is *MP385*. In the middle *John Brown Knitting Mills Ironbark Bendigo. 14 Photos of Erection 1954? Photos by Reg Brock*. Attached to the envelope is a torn piece so paper which has been hand written in blue ink *John Brown & Welmar* Knitwear Socks & Dress wear The Finest in the Land. Made on the site of Bendigo's Richest Gold Mine, *The Little 180*. Inside the envelope is a collection of black and white photos of the erection of the John Brown Knitting Mills on Marong Road in Ironbark Bendigo. 14 Photos in total showing various views of the construction site. Workmen on the site laying bricks, constructing the steel building and trucks delivering steel etc. A crane truck with *General Carriers Bendigo* printed on the side door. On the back of each photo is *MP385*. The Circular stamp in blue ink of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch and a cream photographers label with a blue band top and bottom with *Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo in the bands. In the centre of the label in blue print is *No.... B1098. pos.... Additional copies may be obtained at any time by quoting this number. Box 116A.Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo.photograph, building, john brown, john brown knitting mills

These three photographs of Lithographic Squadron were taken in the 1990s. Photos .2P and .3P were taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo. .1P was taken as the background sign indicates, at the Southend on Sea Tourist Park, close to the township of Millicent in South Australia. Lithographic Squadron was in this location probably as part of Regimental or Adventurous Training in 1992.This is a set of photographs of Lithographic Squadron, Army Survey Regiment, Bendigo c1990s. The photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1992, Lithographic Squadron .2) - Photo, colour, 1991, Lithographic Squadron .3) - Photo, colour, Sep 1993, Lithographic Squadron.1P and .2P - annotated on back with date .3P – annotated on front with dateroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr, litho

These items signify the launch of the Vintage Talking Tram tourist project by The Bendigo Trust for Bendigo Tramways.Calico mail bag, rubber stamp and stamped envelopes. mail bag: Bendigo Tramways First Tourist Tram 9 Dec 1972 rubber stamp: Bendigo Tramways First Tourist Tram 9 Dec 1972 envelopes: Bendigo Tramways First Tourist Tram 9 Dec 1972

Photographic record by Russ Haines, RDHS, in 2008.

Photographic record by Russ Haines, RDHS, in 2008.

View looking southwest along the Midland Highway (Pall Mall) from the top of the Post Office tower, present day Post Office Gallery and Visitor Centre. In the immediate foreground is Soldiers Memorial Institute Military Museum.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, george coop collection, pall mall, post office tower, soldiers memorial institute military museum

Book, spiral bound with black plastic, cover, clear plastic over title page, rear is black cardboard, title page at front is black print with illustrated colour photograph of the Roll of HONOR board, 81 pages plain white with illustrated B & W photographs.honor rolls, churches

Laminated cardboard cover, black & white print. On front cover at R top corner RASC emblem in colour. 20 pages, coloured photo of director on p2. Coloured photo of CO on p4, coloured photo of Mayor on p6. Contents cover the history of dignitaries, freedom of entry certificate & program of service followed by nominal roll. Held at Queen Elizabeth Oval on Mon 1.7.1985.books-military, civic mementoes-presentations, military history-army, survey corp, bendigo

Colour photograph of a tam conductor and two children with a tram. bendigo, shamrock hotel

A mining compny in Ballarat.Printed book of rules, regulations and shareholders.edward daniel, t. byrne, register-general's office, w.m. acheson, john heinz, metropolitan gold mining company, henry donald mckee, maxwell bruce, henry stone, wiliam cleverdon, h.p. smith, h. poppeus, f.c.k. lewin, share scrip, little bendigo, ballarat, mining

Framed steel engraving by Tingle from 'Victoria Illustrated' Melbourne 1857s.t.gill, j.tingle, bendigo, eagle hawk, steel engraving, available

Hard covered book with yellow dust jacket. bendigo school of mines, bendigo institute of technology, sandhurst

Printed form on light green paper. Hand written information added in pen.Signed: Charles Tynan, Secretary Date 22nd Oct 1895 Set of initials at top left side Set of initials half way down left side Official seal - Education Department Victoriabendigo state school, albert steane, charles tynan

"The Policy should be forwarded to the Education Dept. for transmission to the Public Service Board". This piece of information would have been provided to assist with obtaining an Insurance Policy as instructed to comply with regulations.Light grey paper form with sections filled in with handwritten informationOfficial seal of the Education Department, Victoria Signed: A James on behalf of the Secretary Stamp indicating when it was received Nos. S00/7997 00/C Note written in pencil up left side: "The Policy should be forwarded to the Education Dept. for transmission to the Public Service Board."albert a w steane, bendigo, nyah, education department, appointment, insurance, assistant, head teacher

Photograph included in book "Victoria: Gold and Minerals" issued by Mines Department Victoria, 1935Photographvictoria, bendigo, consolidated mine, tower, new red, white and blue consolidated mine, poppet head, mining, gold mining

xxii, 270 p. : ill., facsims., geneal. tables, map, ports.non-fictionbendigo, cohn family

Inside cover page of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with four photographs (landscape format) placed on page using clear plastic photo corners. All photographs depict trams at the Ballarat depot. The photo corner plastic is perishing and one photograph (top left) is loose on the page. The remaining three photographs remain in place, though not securely. Hand written inscriptions are written under the bottom two photographs and also appear on the back of the loose photograph.Hand written incription in biro at base of page, under bottom two photographs. Left: BALLARAT DEPOT / 20 Aug. 1971 Right: SCRUBBER CAR To back of loose photograph - In top left corner with text seperated by underline: 1/A / End of film To centre: Bogie Cars / Maxim Traction / Ballarat Depot / 20th Aug 1971 / No 39 + No 43 / Both Ec PMTT Repeat text patterm is printed on photopaper: A KODAK PAPER Three faded red ink stamps depicting a rectangular logo: This is a / KODAKCOLOR PRINT Beneath logo: SEPT. 71-M

Page 1 of Ray Pearson's photo album. Brown card page with two photographs (landscape format) placed on page using clear plastic photo corners. The top photo depicts a scrubber tram and the bottom a 'Jelbart Roller' tram at the Ballarat tram depot. The photo corner plastic is perishing and both photographs are loose on the page. A hand written inscription is written under the bottom photograph and inscriptions also appear on the back of both photos.Hand written inscription in biro at base of page, under bottom photograph: JELBART ROLLER BALLARAT DEPOT To back of loose photograph at top of page: In top left corner with an underline: 4 To centre: Front of Scrubber Tram / Ballarat Depot / 20th Aug 1971 / Sebastapol lyte Car To back of loose photograph at bottom of page: In top left corner with an underline: 6 To centre: Jelbart Roler SEC / Tram Depot Ballarat / 20th Aug 1971

Page 2 of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with two photographs (landscape format) placed on page with plastic photo corners. The bottom photograph also has decorative metallic card photo corners beneath the newer plastic ones. Both photographs depict trams in streetscapes. The photo corner plastic is perishing and one photograph (top left) is loose on the page. Hand written inscriptions are written under the both photographs and also appear on the back of the loose photograph. One inscription beside the bottom photo is scribled out. Hand written inscription in biro under photographs. Top photo: VICTORIA ST TERMINUS Bottom photo: LYDIARD ST BALLARAT Beside bottom photo, scribbled out: SORRENTO STEAM TRAM To back of loose photograph - In top left corner with an underline: 8 To centre: Victoria St Terminus / Ent Route to Sardess / 20th Aug 1971

Page 3 of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with two metallic look postcards (landscape format) placed on page using clear plastic photo corners. Both postcard images depict trams in Ballarat. The bottom postcard has come loose of two of it's photo corners (top and bottom on the right) and is not secure on the page. A hand written inscription is written in pencil behind the bottom photograph.Hand written inscription in pencil behind postcard at base of page: W.4. Printed text to left of image on bottom postcard: BALLARAT TRAMS / 1887 to 1971 / A series of four postcards. / NO. 3 LATER ELECTRIC TRAM SYSTEM / In 1934 the State Electricity / Commission took over the Bal- / larat trams from the Electric / Supply Company of Victoria. / During 1935-37 the whole sys- / tem was reconditioned by the / Commission. / For the Coronation of King / George VI, No. 28 was decor- / ated for the occasion. It ran / for three days – 12th, 13th / and 14th May, 1937, and was / painted red and cream. / During the Coronation cele- / brations of Queen Elizabeth II, / the trams carried two flags / mounted vertically fore and aft / on the roof. / Some huge loads were / carried during the second / World War period and owing / to man power shortages, con- / doctresses were employed / from September, 1942 to July, 1946. At one time, the total / reached 23. Printed text to back of bottom postcard: BALLARAT TRAMS / 1887 to 1971 / A series of four postcards. / In the early fifties, loading / on the trams was heavy. When / the lag in housing was over- / taken, however, breadwinners / started to leave the trams and / travel to work in cars. Increas- / ing affluence in the sixties ac- / centuated the trend. Soon the / trams were running with mount- / ing annual losses. Most of the / passengers travelling in these / times were concession holders: / students, pensioners, deserted / wives and T.P.I.'s A fine printed vertical line runs down the centre of the blank writing space to the left of the body text. Above is written: POSTCARD postcard, coronation, ray pearson, vintage trams, ballarat tramway, tram postcard, female conductors, suttons, ballarat tram